(VOV) - Japanese hotel chain, Toyoko Inn, revealed its ambitious plan to build 100 starred hotels in Vietnam at a seminar in Hanoi on February 22.

(VOV) - A seminar has been held in Japan’s Ehime prefecture to promote investment in Vietnam.

The Southeast Asia port expansion summit 2013 got underway in Ho Chi Minh City on February 21 with the participation of 120 maritime delegates from ASEAN countries.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City on February 21 held a working session with representatives of foreign- invested enterprises to seek ways to remove their obstacles.

(VOV) - Haiti has lauded Viettel, one of Vietnam’s leading telecommunications groups, for its contributions to the Latin American and Caribbean country’s breakthroughs in the sector.

(VOV) - A new policy drafted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and relevant agencies is expected to fuel foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Vietnam.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on February 18 granted investment licences to five projects totally valued at US$28 million and over VND2.3 trillion (US$109.5 million), completing 20 percent of its target for 2013.

(VOV) - Vietnam attracted more than US$10 billion in remittances from overseas last year, ranking 7th globally, announced Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

(VOV) - Vietnam has become Laos’ biggest foreign investor during the period since the Lao Government first adopted foreign investment incentive policies (1989–2012).

(VOV) - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is implementing plans to build three industrial zones totaling an area of 1,400 hectares.